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Excluded Lenders Prevail – Pro-Rata Sharing Provision in Serta Applies to Cashless Debt-for-Debt Exchange

On remand from the Fifth Circuit, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court”) held in the Serta Simmons Bedding (“Serta”) liability management exercise (“LME”)[1] dispute that a credit agreement’s pro-rata sharing provision applied to noncash payments, in this case, a debt-for-debt exchange, and not solely to cash payments.  The Serta Court … Continue Reading

Delaware Court Upholds Receiver’s Decision to Include Bidder in Auction Despite Alleged Information Advantage

B.E. Capital Management Fund LP v. Fund.com Inc., C.A. No. 12843‑JTL (Del. Ch. Apr. 10, 2026) INTRODUCTION Can a successor receiver let a past receiver, removed for being a “faithless fiduciary,” bid to buy company assets at auction?  In B.E. Capital Management Fund LP v. Fund.com Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) highlighted … Continue Reading

Should Miller be Set Aside?  Observations from a Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding a Trustee’s Power to Set Aside Fraudulent Transfers

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided United States v. Miller, which resolved a circuit split over whether a trustee could avoid federal tax payments under section 544(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code.[1]  In this case, a trustee utilized section 544(b) to claw back tax payments under Utah’s state fraudulent transfer statute.  Ordinarily, an action … Continue Reading
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